Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Artist Yin Ming uses ping pong as a metaphor for the act of code switching

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Shining a positive light on Asian voices, Chuntian is a guide to spring inspired by the philosophy of Chinese medicine

An illustrative portrait of rapidly changing Shanghai by Jeffrey Hsueh

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Suzy Chan’s kitsch and sparkly project explores the children who grow up in China’s factories

May 30 Poster 2, Why China sees red

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - calligraphy)

Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region

A traditional Chinese dessert brand inspired by plastic collectible toys

Based between Toronto and Beijing, Meat Studio creates work that bridges cultures

Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts

Siting Yao’s bilingual dictionary translates Chinese lesbian slang

Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa

Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories

Wu Lie Wei’s work is an ode to the Chinese youth

Breathtaking and arresting, Livien Yin’s series Paper Suns explores the “desires, uncertainties and pleasures” of Chinese American immigrants

Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design

Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture

Studio Lava Beijing is erupting with puns and playful designs

Introducing the monochromatic and spooky portraits of Chinese artist Jingze Du

The Type covers the history, development, conventions and transcultural contexts of Chinese typography in three new volumes

We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world

Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design

In Smart Kids, Alex Huanfa Cheng explores the demise of a lost Chinese subculture

Daughter of Shanghai (1937 poster)

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

Annie Lai thoughtfully photographs young Chinese women in an exploration of emotional and physical home

James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music

1413 is back with another playful ode to Chinese culture – this time focusing on medicine and wellness

How you can win an original Melissa Kitty Jarram painting inspired by Beijing Silvermine

Mischelle Moy’s pleasant and dreamlike photography pays tribute to her Chinese heritage

Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 poster - Style B)

WW2 Uniforms Rank insignia US Poland USSR China France Britain Newsmap Vol 1 No 48 3-22-1943 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-1-48 002 cropped

Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities

Shanghai-based studio KauKau returns with a striking and multifaceted rebrand for Strong Noodle

The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic

1940 Chinese Propaganda Poster Depicting the Collapse of the KMT–CCP United Front and the Merger of the Provisional and Reformed Governments

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Luo Yang captures China’s Generation Z through an intimate lens

The Lady from Shanghai (1947 poster)

Mao-era Propaganda Poster Featuring Chinese Typist

Zoe Lowdermilk-Oppenheim’s moving project documents young Chinese women adopted into British families

Chuqiao Liu's powerful photography offers a glimpse into contemporary China

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - stripper - retouched)

China online literature timeline

Chinese typefaces

Jaeyou Chung’s rebrand for Beijing’s X Museum features a type inspired by twisted dimensions and chair legs

Dancing In Utopia captures the trance-like communion of public square dancing in China

Hannah Yoon’s Restaurant Kids documents the children growing up in Chinese restaurants

What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders

From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold

The Filial Daughter孝女 by Mengyu Zhou is a tender story of Chinese womanhood

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WWII Arabic Poster Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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Typeface specimen Chinese Rocks

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 poster - Style B - retouched)

Street Angel (1937) Chinese Film Poster

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